AVON PARK, Fla. — A 19-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting left an 18-year-old dead at a basketball court in Avon Park. Eric Ferguson Jr., 19, is charged with ...

A Highlands County deputy pulled a 70-year-old out of a window after a cooking mishap sent her home ablaze Tuesday morning.

An Avon Park home was destroyed by a fire that started in the kitchen, according to Highlands County Fire Rescue.

AVON PARK -- History-minded residents of this little citrus town at the center of the state like to point out that the rocky ridge on which their community rests is the original Florida, the part of ...

The Florida Department of Health has reported the death of a second inmate from COVID-19 at Avon Park Correctional Institution in south Polk County. Neither the DOH nor the Florida Department of ...

AVON PARK, Fla — A teenager is charged in one of two shootings that happened this week in Avon Park, Highlands County Sheriff's deputies say. Tayten Hardy-Clunis, 19 of Avon Park, is charged with ...

AVON PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — An employee of a Highlands County landscaping company was arrested on Thursday after being accused of stealing from his employer after Hurricane Ian. According to a post on ...

The Avon Free Library, the Livingston County Library Directors Association, and the Avon Park Theater will host a screening ...

Wheel-sport enthusiasts will have to wait a little longer for a potential skate park in Avon. Earlier this month, the Avon Skate Coalition, a grassroots organization created by Avon residents and ...